Holder for toothbrushes



Sept. 4, 1934. H. o. McMlpLAN HOLDER FOR TOOTHBRUSHES Filed June 19,1931 INVENTOR b ow/12p 0 lfl/ax-RN ATTORNEY Patented Sept. 4, 1934 .1

, g 1,972,532 HOLDER For: TOOTHBRUSHES r 7 Howar'dO. McMillan,Minneapolis, Minn.

- f Application mm, 1931, Serial No. 545,387

'Thisinvention relates to a holder for a tooth brush or similarimplement, and while the invention is" suitable for use invariousplaces, 'it' parti'cularly is designed for use in public placessuch I325 as'hotels.

some means adjacent the lavatory'forsupporting the tooth brush of thepatron. However, the ordinary tooth brush holders such as'commonly Eff-lpatron does notlike to support his tooth brush onaholder which may havebeen used by a large -"number of previous occupants of the room. Ho--tels have thus not usually provided any holder 'for the tooth brush,-insipite of the fact that such 215a holder is quite desirable and agreat con- Venience .;L:.

It is an object df -this' invention, therefore, to provide a holderforatoothbrush or other im- 7320 ture and which will be entirely sanitary,so that the patron will have-no hesitancy in placing his tooth brushthereon during his stay at the hotel.

" It isa furtherobject-of the invention to provide a toothbrushholderhavin'g a removable and .135; replaceable-member thereonwhichmay prefer- 3'ably, though not necessarily, be made of paper "theattendant of the room so that: a fresh memberca'n be used'. i

It'is more specifically an objectof the invention to provide a brackethaving. a supporting portion which may be of plate-like formation,having an aperture ther'ethrough, a removable member carried 'bysaidportion whichxmay ex- =l Z tend over' or through said. aperture andwhich "itself is aperturedto receive a portion'of a tooth on said'member'so that it will be kept ina clean and sanitary condition. The membersare-made I so asto be easily'and cheaplyreplaced, and a new fresh membercan thus be placed inthe holder "at i desired intervalsg' 1 descriptionmade in connection" with the: accompah'ying drawing-in which likereference characters refer to similar parts throughout the several viewsand in which:-

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing one form of the invention with atooth brush supported therein;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the replaceable member used, with aportion thereof broken away;

, 6 clai s. (Cl'.'24849) Fig. 3 is a top plan View of the member shownin Fig. 2;. Fig. 4. is a bottom plan view of the membe .shown in Fig. 2;It is desirable in hotellrooms, to have Fig. 5 is a perspective view ofanother form of 5 the invention; and

. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the replaceable I i v member used inthe form shown in Fig. 5. "used" inresidences, are objectionable, as theReferring to the drawing, in Fig. 1 a bracket 10 is shown, having aplate-like portion -1Qf65 adapted to be secured to the wall or otherobject,

/ v has formed therein a pair of openings 100 which plement, which issimple and 'efficient in strucare illustrated as elongated slots withrounded ends. A member 12 is provided, shown asin' the #15 form of a.flanged cup, the same having a body .portion 12a elliptical or oblong inhorizontal cross tom portion 120 and the same has an opening andwhichcan be easily and readily removed by 13 therethrough also shown as ofelongated or oblong shape, with rounded ends.

In the use of the device shown in Figs. l to 4, the bracket .10 will besecured to the wallor lav- 5,35

atory fixture as desired, and will thus be permabe disposed in theopenings 100 as. shown in the .left handend of Fig. 1. brush orimplement'in such a positionthat the A; brush portion of the implementwill be supported The tooth brush-14 could then have its handle portionpassed into thecup 12 and through the opening 13 in the bottom thereof.

The bristle or brush portion 14a of the tooth brush will then project soas to rest on theflange 12b. The tooth brush is thus supported on the Imember 12 and this member eanbe taken out by 3 These andotherobjects andadvantages-of the Z1 45 inventionwill be fully set forthin the followingthe attendant looking after the rooms and anotherone readily placed'inposition so that each 5100 day, or for each patron, therewill be a freshand sanitary supporting member. It will thus not be necessary for thebrush of the patron to come in contact with any member which has beenengaged by the brush of a previous patron.:

In Figs. 5 and 6 a bracket 15 is shown having a plate-like portion 15aadapted to be secured to the wall or other support and having aperturestherethrough for receiving the attaching screws 16. Said bracket has aprojecting portion 15225110 may be made of paper such as stiffwaterproof paper, is provided, and made or" a shape substantially thesame as the portion 151). This member 17 has short intersecting slits17a formedv therein shown as intersecting at right angles, and theseslits are disposed over the openings 150.

In the use of the device shown in Figs. 5 and 6, the member 17 will beplaced on the bracket and slipped under the tongues 15d so that it willbe held in place against any lateral movement. The patron can take thetooth brush and push the handle portion down through members 17 at theintersection of the slits 17a. The brush will easily pass through theopening formed by the 1 slits and the brush will be pushed down untilthe bristle or brush portion rests on the member 1'7. The brush willthus be supported entirely by member'l'l and will not come in contactwith any other part'of the support. The member 17 can be readily removedand replaced by a fresh member when desired. After a brush has beenpushed through the slits 17a, portions of the member 17 adjacent the'slits will be depressed and bent so that the patron can readily tell ifa fresh or entirely new member 17 is in place on the bracket 15.

From the above description it is seen that applicant has provided a verysimple and efiicient holder for a tooth brush or similar article and onewhich has a high degree of utility for the purpose intended. The toothbrush is supported in an entirely sanitary manner and does not contactany portion of the support which would be contacted by the brush ofanother person. The

ing in appearance and will give a highly pleasing and sanitary effect tothe device. As stated, the replaceable members can beremoved andreplaced by the chambermaid or person in charge of the rooms and theholder. is thus easily kept in a clean and sanitary condition. Such adevice will hav a great appeal to the travelling public.

It will, of course, be understood that various changes may be made inthe form, details, arrangementand proportions of the parts, withoutdeparting from the scope of applicant's invention, which generallystated, consists in a device capable of carrying out the objects aboveset forth, in the parts and combinations of parts disclosed and definedin the appended claims.

What is claimed is: 1. A holder for a tooth brush or similar imple mentcomprising a plate-like support open to the atmosphere, whereby saidsheetmay be discarded 140 atmosphere thereabove and having an aperturetherethrough and a replaceable member of sheet material carried by saidsupport and having an with said aperture through which the handle part.areplaceable member of paper like sheet ma- -of such a size that thehandle of the toothbrush opening therethrough alining with said openingthrough which the handle of said tooth brush may pass but through whichthe bristle portion of said tooth brush will not pass, so that saidbrush is supported on said replaceable member with its bristle portionexposed above said plate-like memher.

2. A holder for a. tooth brush or similar implement having incombination, a bracket having an apertured plate-like portionunobstructed thereabove, a member of readily destructible sheet materialresting on said portion, said bracket having means preventing lateralmovement of. said member, said member having a portion alined of a toothbrush may pass downwardly, the bristle portion of said brush beingsupported by said member and exposed to the atmosphere.

3. A holder for a toothbrush comprising aplatelike support having anopening therethrough and terial disposed on said support and having anaperture therethrough alined with said opening and of such size as topermit passage of the handle portion of a toothbrush. therethrough butpreventing the bristle portion of the toothbrush passing therethrough,whereby said bristle portion may be supportedthereon.

4.. A holder .fora toothbrush comprising a bracket having asubstantially horizontal portion with an "opening therethrough, areplaceable member of material adapted to crumple readily carried bysaid bracket and having slits therethrough alinedwith said opening, saidslits, being can pass downwardly therethrough, but preventing thebristle portion of said brush passing therethrough, whereby said bristleportion issupported abovesaid bracket.

5. A sanitary holder for a. toothbrush compris-' us .ing a supportingmember having a substantially horizontal surface and being unobstructedabove said surface, said member having an opening extending verticallytherethrou'gh'and through said surface, a sheet of paper materialdisposed on said surface and having intersecting slits therethroughalined with said opening and constructed and arrangedto have the handleportion of the toothbrush pass therethrough, but constructed andarranged to support the bristle portion of said brush above saidaperture and exposed to the atmosphere.

6. A tooth brush holder .for use in places occupied by successivepersons comprising. a horizontal support having an aperture therethroughand unobstructed. thereabove, a comparatively thin sheetoixcheap,readily destructible paper or paper-like material disposed on said.support and having-slits iormed'the'rethrough in vertical alinement withsaid opening, said sheet and slits being adapted to permit the passageof the handle 01 a

